Unemployment rises in Delaware Valley
Unemployment rose in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in August, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Friday. In New Jersey, as the first of Atlantic City's casinos shut their doors, 800 more people became jobless, compared to July, and the unemployment rate rose from 6.6 percent from 6.5 percent. New Jersey payrolls dropped by 900 jobs over the month, even as they expanded by 3,000 jobs since August, 2013.
Unemployment rose in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in August, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Friday. In New Jersey, as the first of Atlantic City's casinos shut their doors, 800 more people became jobless, compared to July, and the unemployment rate rose from 6.6 percent from 6.5 percent. New Jersey payrolls dropped by 900 jobs over the month, even as they expanded by 3,000 jobs since August, 2013.
Pennsylvania's jobless ranks grew by 6,200 statewide as the employment rate rose to 5.8 percent in August from 5.7 percent in July. Payrolls expanded slightly, by 100 jobs over the month. Over the year, 47,000 jobs were added.
In Delaware, the unemployment rate rose to 6.5 percent in August from 6.2 percent in July as the ranks of the unemployed grew by 1,300. Even so, Delaware's payrolls expanded by 1,400 jobs over the month and 11,700 over the year, since August 2013.
In August 2013, the unemployment rate was 8.1 percent in New Jersey, 7.4 percent in Pennsylvania and 6.7 percent in Delaware.
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